Furring for building structures



May 18 1926.

' 1,585,561 E. A. RUSSACK FURRING FOR BUILDING STRUCTURES Filed Feb. 9.1925 2 Sheets-Sheetl I INVENTOR.

V a J ATTORNEY.

18,1926. 4 1,585,561 E. A. RUSSACK FURRING FOR BUILDING STRUCTURES FiledFeb. 9, 1525 2 Sheets-Shet 2 JNVENT OR.

Patented May 18, 1926..

UNITED stems nnw n A. RussAo or oovnveron, KENTUCKY.

surname roe eultpnve srnnorunns.

Application filed. February a, 1925. Serial No. 8,003."

This invention relates to removable furring or covering used inbuilding-structures for both incasi-ng and concealing servicepipes ofallkinds; electric-wiring; pneumatic-tubing; columns; wall slots orchases; vent-ducts; and, in fact, numerous other utility devices, andalso, operating-mechanism of various types, adaptable to such incasementand otherwise preferably concealed from view and undue access orhandling.

The objects of the invention are many and quite varied, but, moreespecially, they are intended to provide a furring or covering plate orpanel, or the like, of any suitable material, but preferably of metal ora coinbination of materials to suit the surrounding surfaces, suchfurring inclosing the desired spacesor chambers in a building to inclosethe above-named service devices of all kinds and where positioned, incorners, or in the faces of walls, or on ceilings, as the case might be,taking. always into view, neatness, economy and free and easy. access tothe saidservi'ce devices whenever occasion requires, or when necessaryto get at them for initial placing, replacing, repairs, inspection andthe like, when,'otherwise, with the plaster covered or closed spaces, asheretofore in use, any of said inclosed service devices would bediflicult to reach, expensive and inconvenient, and ,"ordinarily,necessitating the breaking-away 'or wrecking ofa wall or a ceiling thatalways meant dust, dirt and damage to surroundings, as well asdiscomfort to the occupants of such buildings, that include in theircategory and mainlyf hotels, office structures, stores,hospitals, publicinstitutions, assembly and entertainment halls, court rooms, and privatedwellings,'as well, that have heretoforesufi'ered .more or less fromlong. and extended interruptions when the work to be done to any. ofsaid service devices was, even very' trifling, 'as well as on a largescale, and-needingv attention of some kind. Y

It will. be readily seen that the invention herein is' of; inestimable'value to the architect. in providing his plans with such handy access"to spaces for. housing and concealing service-devices. of allkinds inall types of buildingrstructures and thereby renders his work, whenembodied in the completed structure, one, of extreme satisfaction andwithout any extra cost or. labor in performing or installing theimprovements that. I- will now proceed to describe in detail. inconnection with the accompanying several. (2) sheets of drawings, inwhich' Figure "1 is a fragmentary transversesection taken through theedge or startingstrip and. illustrating one method of clamping. thecover-plate in place thereon: Fig. 2 a similar fragmentarytransverse-section, but showing how the i said cover-plate is sprung or.snapped into instant fastened-position on said starting-strip, andwithout the use of clamps; Fig. 3, a fragmentary front elevation of thesaid starting-strip and coverplate seen in Fig. 1, together withperspective projections of the rivet and fastener.- button elementsofone of the clamp form offastenings; 4, a fragmentary per.- spective intransverse section showing a wall slot or chase, together with aSpringfastened cover plate and with a pair of insulated vertical pipeswithin the space or chamber pro-v vided by the said slot; Fig. 5, afragmentary perspective similar to Fig. 45, but of a cornerpipe-inclos'ing space or chase and a suitable corner-angled cover-platetherefor; Fig. 6, a fragmentary perspective showing a floor and ceilingcombination with an intervening concealed pipe and with the saidceiling-portion of the view provided with one of my said spring-fastenedcover-plates in alignment with the'said piping for ready access thereto;Fig. 7, a fragmentary transverse-section taken through a flared orslanted screed-frame or starting-strip and a furring cover-plate, thelatter having likewise flared or slanted rearwardly-extendingspring-clips that are adapted to engage the said flared or slantedstarting-strip for readily-detachable fastening-connection therewith,and especially adapted to the use of inspection plates or panels thatare laced in permanent furring or coverings; Fig. 8, a fragmentaryperspective showing part of the interior of a room, with my form of continuous removable or detachable furring provided therein; Fig. 9, afragmentary perspective showing the interior ofa room, together with aview of the floor immediately above it, and with concealed pipingintervening the ceiling and the said floor; inspection and cleanoutcover plates or traps, as well as a grating or grille, duly fastened indetachable position (by spring or clamp con nection) in suitable framesin the ceiling and continuous furring provided under my inventionherein; and Fig. 10, an interior room view, similar to Fig. 8, butotherwise showing other applications for detachable inspection-platesthat. are conveniently located and fastened in permanentfurrin'g orcovering form in the walls, ceiling and cor nor of the room, and adaptedto the handling of valves, unions, switches andthelike concealed andcontained in the space or chamber back of the furring. i

It will be observed, viz: in Fig. 1, that the section A, A, is taken onthe line so designated in Fig. 4., but-with the clamp fastening that isshown in Fig. 3, and that the section A, A, in Fig. 2 is taken on theline so designated in Fig. 4-, while it also provides for the samedetachable springfastening seen in Fig. and, also, that the said views,Figs. 1 and 2, are made on a somewhat larger. scale than that of Figs;3, l and 5.

In these views, 1 indicates the wall that is made of brick, tile, frame,or the like, and :2 indicates facing of plaster, tile, wood, or the likeon the wall, which latter may be an exterior or interior one such assuits its position in the building-st1.'lu-.- lure. 3 indicates an edgestrip or screed to which the furringcr cover-plate ladapted to bedetachably-seclIred in the manner that 1 will now proceed to describeand which forms the most important feature of my invention herein, aswell as the really essential one in carrying out the material.

part of my iin arovcments in furring, for the properreception of servicedevices or elements that are used in building-structures andhereinbefore fully enumerated.

' One form of edging strip or screed 3, seen in Fig. 1, is made (incross-section) with a Z-shape part to start with; thence the saidinitial Z-shape part develops into an inverted if-shape part that thencedevelops into a doubled-over or lapped part that is spot-welded togetherand thence develops into a right-angled member, with the 'outermostlimbs or flanges of the first and last named members suitably attachedin place on the inner face of the wall 1 and with the plaster 2inseating-engagement with the first angle of the said first-named memberand the said last-named angle-member forming an end wall of theinclosing chamber or chase 13 provided for the piping and other serviceelements and devices that it is intended to cover and conceal in thewalls and ceilings of the building-structure. In said Fig. 1, too, isshown the coverplate or furring-sheet 4- whose opposite vertical edgesare flexed or bent over at an acute angle, as shown at a, to engage thesaid inverted-V-shape member 4" of the sc1'eed-edging,'and taperedbuttons 8 are provided at the inner square ends of the short arbo'rs orpins 6 for clamping-engagement with the inner face of the said doublededges or spot-welded portions 4: of the said screed-edging to to msuitable turn or retatable members thatare under the ready control ofthe countersunk cross-slotted heads-l" cf the-said pins 6, washers 7being}; used between theinner c'uls of the buttonsv and the countersunkparts of the wiver- )l.ate :i: for properl inipporting said huttimri:in. their clampi or locking movements.

Instead, lionc'ver, of using the said swing; inn or clamp button loci-tsfor detacliablysecuring the coverdate or furring in place in thescreed-cdgings at both sides ot'thr entrance to the chamber or chase forthe piping and service devices, I provide a much easier and quickerfastening, and practically just as' good and effective, in the shape ofa resilient or elastic friction or expansire-pressure cranip-connectionbctween the opposite edges of the said detachable cover-plate orfurring-sheeh such cramped oxpansive- 'iressure form being shown mosti'iotireablvin Figs. i, 5 and 6 of the drawings, and (.(HHPO'r-W'l oithe lateral resilient auxiliarv extension (.i' shape formation if on theouter edge of the righhangled nieniloeif i of the screededging, the .aidmember 59 being extended from a single-thickness right-angled bend and aresilient scroll-edge being made along the folded-over portion 4 of thesaid side edges of the cover-plate and adapted to enter the contractedentrance to the space between the rightangle 4 and the resilientZ-extensi on 4 for embracing the opposite edges of the cover-plate inreadily attachable and detachable engagement.

it willbe seen'tl'iatthe outer limb of the --edge 1 on a level'r-riththat of the outer .ace of the said single-thiclmess right- .rngled benda the latter forming a suitable shonlder or seat for the lapping edge ofthe said folded-over portion l of each of the said side edges of thecover-plate when in using and closing position in the chamber or'ehaseentrance.

To readily remove 'orrelease the coverplate, the end of a' screwdriveror the like is inserted in the narrow space l between the angle a andthe said edges of the folded-over portions 4-. i

The said cover-plate is easily sprung or snapped into fastened-placebyinserting the resilient and rounded scroll-edges 4c in the severalscreed channels or grooves and is tightly held therein due crampedrelation, proof against the entrance into the apartinent of dust,undesired air or draft, and other foreign matter from the furringchamher or chase wherein lie the'piping and other service devices.

In Fig. 7, I show the furring filler or cover-plate let as havinglateral resilient spring arms or plateslti, riveted, spotwelded, orotherwise duly fastened on the inner face thereof and flared or slantedoutwardly to coincide with the flared surfaces 16 of the screed-frame 18and that is especially adapted to be sprung into position for use inconnection with panels or inspectionplates that are placed in permanentfurring or coverings. A slight or narrow space or crevice 17 is allowedbetween the edges of the said cover-plate 14 and the lapped-over edge 18of the screed-frame 13 for the insertion of a pointed or sharpenedimplement in removing the said cover-plate from closing-position in thefurring when it is de sired to approach the interior of the chamber orchase for the insertion or other care of the service devices within. Inthis view, too, the numeral 1 indicates the wall or frame, and 2, thefacing of plaster or the like, the same as in the views (excepting Fig.6) on sheet 1 of the drawings.

In Fig. 8, I show cover-plates 4 and 5 that are detachably-set incontinuous furring in the face of a wall and a ceiling, and, also, in acorner, respectively, of a room.

In Fig. 9, I show a room in which are detachable inspectioirplates 14that are sprung or snapped into place in a screedframe 13, and, also, agrille 16 that is similarly sprung or snapped into using-position in ascreed. A ceiling-plate 14 is likewise provided in this view and leadsto a space or receptacle above, that lies beneath the next floor 11 forincasing the pipe-service 10 and such other service devices as may berequired and subject to ready and cleanly installation, inspection andgeneral, as well as special, care.

In Fig. 10, I show another interior-room view that displays detachableinspectionplates 14 in various positions in the sidewall, corner andceiling, in permanent furring, and conveniently located for the handlingof concealed valves, unions, electricswitches and the like that arecontained in the furring chase or receptacle beneath or back of the saidcovers or inspection-plates.

I claim 1. In a furring for inside wall, corner and ceiling parts ofbuilding-structures, the combination of a metallic orificed screed frameor edging, channeled inward-extensions provided along said edging andhaving further angular-extensions to form side-walls of afurring-chamber, an angular auxiliaryflange formed along each of saidchanneled inward-extensions, a removable cover-plate adapted to fit theorifice in the said screed frame and having resilient acutely-flangededges that are adapted to freely engage the grooves of said channeledinward-extensions, and adjustable turn-buttons mounted along thecover-plate and adapted to engage the inner edges of the said angularauxiliaryflanges along the said channeled inward-extensions fordetachably-locking the said cover-plate in place in the orifice of thefur ring, substantially as shown and described. 2. In a furrlng forbullding structures,

the combination of a flared metallic screedor starting-strip having anattaching rearwardly-extending member and a parallel fore-member that isprovided with a shouldered or offsetted outer face, a removable metalliccover-plate whose opposite edges are adapted to engage the saidshouldered outer face of the screed and a series of laterallyflared orobtuse-angled resilient arms or catch-bars extending along the saidopposite edges of the cover-plate for engagement with the saidcorrespondingly-flared screed, sub stantially as shown and described.

EDWIN A. RUSSAOK.

